[55.6%・11 Years Old・Distilled in 1998・Bottled in 2009・Official Bottling・Cask No. 2763・Single Cask Release of 270 Bottles] Nose: Quite a relaxed, but certainly not shy dose of maritime peat, brine-y with some coffee beans, just a tinge on the sharp side with the cedar shoe trees. Dry twigs and wet mud on a herbal base, but still…

[46.3%・23 Years Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Limited Release] Nose: The peat is mild and melted into a pool of oil diesel, fumes and smoke. Faintly Sherried and slightly milky, there’s some iodine in there but perhaps it’s a tad metallic as well. Palate & Finish: Vanilla, chocolate and Sherried fruits, the delivery is not too dramatic,…

Style: Sweet and Smoky Nose: Ardbeggian signatures taking a slight confectionaries turn. Gentle heat, liquorice candy coating around some lemon balm, grapes and apricots semi-glazed while smoking water building up from the background. Distant hay and peat smoke flickering, white pepper sprinkled on a dash of brine. Orange notes beginning to grow at the core.…

[51.6%・NAS・Bottled in 2018・Official Bottling・Limited Release] For more information on the story behind Ardbeg Grooves, please read my friends Mr. Andrew Derbidge’s post here and the Whisky Ledger’s post here. Nose: The dram starts off with sugary sweet peat, though it is also quite brine-y and seaweed-y with notes of seafood marinara. The earthy smoke is well integrated and…